Thunder capitalise on LeBron-less Cavs

The Thunder posted a 104-93 victory over the Cavs - their fourth straight triumph to improve to 9-13 - inspired by 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds from Russell Westbrook.

Kevin Durant had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists in little over 30 minutes on court, while Kyrie Irving (20 points) top scored for the Cavs in James' absence.

Kevin Love (18 points, 16 rebounds) was also impressive for Cleveland, while Tristan Thompson joined him with a double-double of 14 points and 13 boards as the Cavaliers' eight-match winning run came to an end.

Cleveland remain 2.5 games behind Eastern Conference pace-setters the Toronto Raptors (16-6), while Oklahoma City are still fourth-last in the Western Conference after their slow start to the campaign.

James Harden's 44 points led the Houston Rockets past the Sacramento Kings in a 113-109 overtime win.

Harden hit a game-tying three with 20.5 seconds remaining before missing a potential match-winner on the buzzer.

But he scored 12 points in overtime as the Rockets claimed victory at the Sleep Train Arena.